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@@Kanbei11 Their servers are a lot more secure than anything you are using. The point of password managers is to have professional IT security people defending your account. I use Google password manager myself, and anyone who wants my Google to access the other passwords is going to have a lot of trouble getting through the verification methods. They NEED to have my phone to log in. Its a physical barrier.
The screw-propelled vehicle design is actually being used in modern times, on specialized vehicles that have to navigate through both soft terrain and over water/weak ice, in places like swamps and deep snow.
I like that they were able to build a 21st century version of the panjandrum that actually worked. It at least proved that the concept itself was sound, and only limited by the technology available at the time.
I saw a documentary a couple of weeks ago trying to build a modern panjandrum. I thought the rockets should have been attached to the centre of the axle not to the wheels.. that way the force applied to the wheels would have been equal both sides so it wouldn't wander off-course.
I think there is a gyroscopic effect that causes it to go unstable and tip over. One-Wheeled Motorcycles have a similar problem. Note the recent demonstration rotated rather slowly.
Mythbusters tested the ice-boat idea quite successfully - obviously they couldn't build an aircraft carrier on a TV show budget, but they did make and sail a small ice boat
I argue they didn't actually test it, since they didn't construct the boat out of Pykrete, just laminating newspapers together and freezing them in place, so the Mythbusters test was flawed
@@ferretyluv Wood pulp and shavings, mixed with water and frozen in solid blocks like concrete. That is NOT, just freezing sheets of newspaper together
@@weldonwin They used Super pykrete. Since the real pykrete boat test did happen and was succesfully, MB's test was just a making a TV-show. Their test was pointless.
I remember hearing about the aircraft carrier made of ice before. The fact that it took two hot summers for it to melt is proof that the concept was sound.
We got a thing in the Canadian Army today called "Ice-crete" where you pour a bunch of sand or dirt into a mold, then add water and freeze it to make a block that's supposed to be as tough as concrete. I've been on an exercise where we actually put it to a test by building a wall, then shooting at it. That thing held up pretty well against 5.56 & 7.62 mm. I'm not surprised the test boat lasted as long as it did.
@@paulsillanpaa8268I heard about it from a Mythbusters episode many years ago. They had improved the idea by using newspapers instead of saw dust, and it was significantly better. I remember making my own with printer paper in like middle school to then shoot with my pellet gun.😅 I have no doubt a 2"-3" slab could stop 9mm though
@@particles343O I think it would remember that in full-scale it would be able to take a 1000 pound torpedo and with minimal amount of damage The concept was sound it was the practically of it that put an stop to it But if built and stationed in the Greenland gap during the beginning if the war it would have been an asset for the navy and could have Ben a gamechanger for the allies taking out German U-boats and stemming the losses for the allies it could have been a floating airport for the first part of the war because if you stationed it in that area and not tried to sail it around it would have been an success in my opinion And yes it was a mad idea but I think feasible if taken seriously 🤔 Just saying 🇧🇻
Imagine being a German soldier, you're exhausted, barely kept going by constant does of amphetamines and then this thing comes rolling right at you... "Hans! Vat is das coming tovards us?" "...Mein Gott..."
He was one of the first men to successfully escape a German POW camp *me cheering* two seconds later… He later committed suicide via bottle of sleeping pills… *Me Awwwww*
@@steebee1841his death does not indicate that he was an idiot; only that he was in so much pain that he felt that he didn't want to live with it any more.
Pyke was the father of what was eventually called The First Special Service Force, a combined American/Canadian force of highly trained men that served with valor in the invasion of Italy and later military actions up the Italian peninsular. Although the original purpose of the team was to parachute into Norway and attack the Norwegian network of hydroelectric dams, they in fact never served in that role due to the withdrawal of Norway from the action planned. It was generally accepted that when faced with the overwhelming effectiveness of the force, Norway became worried that the force was too good at their purpose, and feared for the infrastructure of their country. Thus they were reassigned as reinforcements for the Italian invasion, which was going so poorly against the entrenched German forces that the general in charge would probably have accepted a troop of Cub Scouts equipped with slingshots. In reality the 1SSF proved amazingly effective, breaking out of the beachhead that the allied forces had been pinned on for 40+ days. In addition they became highly feared by the German troops, who referred to them as "Black Devils". Their size was massively inflated by the German High Command as being at least battalion in size from the frontage they held on the front lines. This group is acclaimed as the foreunner of the Green Berets. Their battle records and flags are stored with the Green Berets at their headquarters. Not quite what Pyke envisioned, but they served with outstanding valor wherever they were sent.
I didn't know about how he died. One of my aunt's worked for a wonderfully eccentric professor of metallurgy, who worked for The War Office. He lived in a wonderful house in Greenwich. I used to love going there, he had an enormous library, on all sorts of subjects. Lovely old geezer, his wife was a sweetie as well.
I'd read about the Great Panjandrum in books (including the hilariously ill-fated final test) but I had no idea that the film of the test had been preserved. Gotta say, the footage did not disappoint. That thing was EPIC!
Phycrete could still be useful in some places, it just needs a little twist. Sawdust relies on deforestation, so instead replace it with what should be a comparable substance that isn't as enviormentally damaging; hemp fiber.
I think it needed to be at least twice as wide as the diameter. It would have been almost impossible to end up on it's side and harder to steer off course.
The first panjandrum fell over and sank into the swamp. The second panjandrum burned down and sank in to the swamp. BUT THE THIRD ONE, also burned down and sank into the swamp.
The Panjandrum: Engineer-First, we build a stationary rig to identify any design problems. Pyrotechnic Technician- Nay, let's just strap rockets to a wagon wheel, and see what happens!
This video is fascinating, I've shared it with a few friends who've also enjoyed it; it's a neat little corner of history I knew nothing about until today. Thank you for all the great work you do on all the videos to Simon and the writers, now off to Wikipedia to learn everything about Pike!
Mr Pyke's screw-propelled vehicle does seem to have caught on as there are multiple videos of a similar vehicle being used in the swamps (and snows) of Siberia (at least I reckon that it's Siberia)
I saw your title, and immediately thought of the "Great Panjandrun" but then I am old enough to have watched the BBC series, "Secret War," presented by William Woollard. I was glad to be able to watch this again on DVD, But most watching your video will too young to have known about this from half a century ago. I really enjoy your videos. Best wishes from George
A bonus fact about a bonus fact: The Soviets actually built those screw-propelled vehicles. It appears they practical and useful. There are videos on UA-cam showing them being driven.
Pandjandrum should have had a proper steering geometry and a trailing wheel or two for stability. That would have been almost certain to work. It looks to me that the thing was almost completely unstable, as soon as it gets on to one side of the wheel it will continue to turn more that way. With proper steering geometry you could even adjust it to go uphill. There's a REASON monowheels haven't really taken off.
One thing that I don't understand about the panjandrum is... why rockets? With a simple gear system to create spinning, it could be launched from a ship with such crazy speed and relative accuracy that it would decimate any simple beach fortification... Add a timed detonator to it and the iron Xs on the beaches would be blown out of the way.
The first one would've made the beginning of "Saving Pvt. Ryan" more interesting if it was successful. I feel like it would probably have saved more lives too since the Germans would probably shoot at those things then at everything around them.
Why didn't they just launch rockets? They had apparently access to the tech, and mortars used fins for stability, so a mlrs system would be just the thing to lob explosives over a beach and into fortifications
Pyke's ideas were all strange, but we're all sound. They may not have been practical, especially during war-time supply shortages, but the concepts were all sound, and given the right equipment, would have worked as he envisioned. Although, long tubes disgorging men and supplies would probably quickly become targets for enemy bombers.
Also as someone who is highly claustrophobic and has already drowned once before, I hate the tube idea. I'm not a big fan of heights either, but given the choice I'd gladly rather jump out of a plane or march hundreds of miles under enemy fire instead. It's a different kind of fear.
Somebody seems to like Mythbusters/Adam Savage? He tested the Panjandrum on S01E02 (Wheel of Death) of "Savage Builds". The "ice boat" was on Episode 115 (Alaska Special) of Mythbusters, as the "Pykrete Peril" myth.
I like that human-powered train idea. I've thought of how good it would be if they could develop adult-sized pedal cars, with each seat having it's own set of pedals. If they could have it so they could change gears as well, I think it would be a good environmentally friendly option.
Humans are lucky and very well trained to be able to produce 1 horsepower from pedaling. Even the best can't maintain that level of output for long. Your average person couldn't produce enough horsepower to make up for the weight of whatever mechanism you used to add their power to the car. On top of that humans are extremely inefficient when it comes to energy produced from the energy they consume. Mechanisation not only saved mankind from animal like work it also allowed absolutely insane levels of efficiency we never could have dreamed of before. No longer was society held back by how much food could be produced to feed an army of workers to create public works.
@@edwardscott3262 I have thought about a human powered train before and I don't think it's completely stupid. The key is that trains are efficient even if humans aren't. Supposing the coefficient of friction of the train is 0.002 (based on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_resistance#Rolling_resistance_coefficient_examples) and the train weighs 1 metric ton per person (similar to a passenger car), and each person produces 100 W (normal exercise), the maximum speed would be 5 meters per second or about 11 miles per hour. I used the formula v = P/F = P/(m*g*rho) = 100 W / (1000 kg * 10 m/s^2 * 0.002) = 5 m/s. I guess that's a good sprint. In practice with this setup you couldn't climb over 4 foot hills so you need a very flat track. Or to be able to change gears. And it probably isn't more efficient than just running. But suppose half the weight are 75 kg athletes that can produce 300W each. v = 300 W / (150 kg * 10 m/s^2 * 0.002) = 100 m/s = 224 mph. Okay that doesn't account for wind resistance, and if there was no wind resistance it would take 20 hours to get mostly up to speed, but I guess my original point is a human powered train could actually work. Also I don't know how inefficient humans are at producing kinetic energy from food, but I'm curious if you do and if you have a source.
Honestly the panjandrum would work fine. It's just they needed to balance each one like they do flywheels and gears . And make a launch system i.e. spin them up to high speed before launching, then the momentum should keep it straight and make the rockets launch delayed a few seconds ensuring if they do affect accuracy it'd be further along its path. Also make the treads as wide as possible and maybe make them face inwards like a train. And if it was today the outer treads of the wheels should be made of plastic to be strong enough to support and flex around the uneven rocky terrain
Or.. just.. ya know. Drop a j-dam or yeet a patriot missile at whatever "it" is and hit your target with the accuracy to put the bomb or missile through a house window😂
Also while this is not Pyke's biography, I feel like the jump from his escape to his selfcide was a bit abrupt. Either include something about his life in between or leave out the latter.
In 2 hours this video got 7k views; 960 likes and 112 comments. I haven't reached those numbers ever, probably not even in total if I'm honest. I found fact Boi like 6 years ago doing tin can-recording top tenz lists. You've come a long way Simon & Team, please keep 'em coning!! I am super happy and (selfishly) stoked for you as that means I keep getting awesome content 😊
Ahhh... the curse of genius... To be so intelligent as to be called crazy, and then be fated to a life of depression and loneliness thereby. I understand why Pyke committed suicide. I also know that his inventions were brilliant, if a little ahead of technological capabilities of his time. RIP, Mr. Inventor.
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Should you really have your TOTP codes and passwords in the same place though?
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The screw-propelled vehicle design is actually being used in modern times, on specialized vehicles that have to navigate through both soft terrain and over water/weak ice, in places like swamps and deep snow.
I like that they were able to build a 21st century version of the panjandrum that actually worked. It at least proved that the concept itself was sound, and only limited by the technology available at the time.
If the consistent failure was the rocket mounts, why wasn't it improved between tests?
I saw a documentary a couple of weeks ago trying to build a modern panjandrum. I thought the rockets should have been attached to the centre of the axle not to the wheels.. that way the force applied to the wheels would have been equal both sides so it wouldn't wander off-course.
@@nateanderson2797 Not just the mounts, the rockets themselves were too error prone to function even if they were secure.
A lot of the ideas at the time proved to be functional with later tech.
I think there is a gyroscopic effect that causes it to go unstable and tip over. One-Wheeled Motorcycles have a similar problem. Note the recent demonstration rotated rather slowly.
Mythbusters tested the ice-boat idea quite successfully - obviously they couldn't build an aircraft carrier on a TV show budget, but they did make and sail a small ice boat
I argue they didn't actually test it, since they didn't construct the boat out of Pykrete, just laminating newspapers together and freezing them in place, so the Mythbusters test was flawed
@@weldonwinthey tested and found the newspaper was more effective.
@@weldonwinThat’s pykrete. It’s cellulose in water. Frozen newspapers is pykrete.
@@ferretyluv Wood pulp and shavings, mixed with water and frozen in solid blocks like concrete. That is NOT, just freezing sheets of newspaper together
@@weldonwin They used Super pykrete.
Since the real pykrete boat test did happen and was succesfully, MB's test was just a making a TV-show.
Their test was pointless.
I remember hearing about the aircraft carrier made of ice before. The fact that it took two hot summers for it to melt is proof that the concept was sound.
We got a thing in the Canadian Army today called "Ice-crete" where you pour a bunch of sand or dirt into a mold, then add water and freeze it to make a block that's supposed to be as tough as concrete. I've been on an exercise where we actually put it to a test by building a wall, then shooting at it. That thing held up pretty well against 5.56 & 7.62 mm.
I'm not surprised the test boat lasted as long as it did.
"PIKECRETE"..
@@paulsillanpaa8268I heard about it from a Mythbusters episode many years ago. They had improved the idea by using newspapers instead of saw dust, and it was significantly better. I remember making my own with printer paper in like middle school to then shoot with my pellet gun.😅 I have no doubt a 2"-3" slab could stop 9mm though
Probably not 12.7 or 14.5
@@particles343O I think it would remember that in full-scale it would be able to take a 1000 pound torpedo and with minimal amount of damage
The concept was sound it was the practically of it that put an stop to it
But if built and stationed in the Greenland gap during the beginning if the war it would have been an asset for the navy and could have Ben a gamechanger for the allies taking out German U-boats and stemming the losses for the allies it could have been a floating airport for the first part of the war because if you stationed it in that area and not tried to sail it around it would have been an success in my opinion
And yes it was a mad idea but I think feasible if taken seriously 🤔
Just saying 🇧🇻
The panjandrum was basically the solution to the question "what if Red Bull were sponsoring a section of the D-Day landing beach?"
Imagine being a German soldier, you're exhausted, barely kept going by constant does of amphetamines and then this thing comes rolling right at you...
"Hans! Vat is das coming tovards us?"
"...Mein Gott..."
@@weldonwin"You're seeing it too. Right?"
@@twistedyogert "So... Its NOT just ze Panzerchocolate?"
"Nein... Ve should probably run now..."
Mein Got ein Rollendes Todesfass... scheisse....Run Hanz!
He was one of the first men to successfully escape a German POW camp *me cheering* two seconds later… He later committed suicide via bottle of sleeping pills… *Me Awwwww*
GODDAMN SAME!!! "i like this dude".... then, 'he left a note saying it was intentional'...... I was like THE FUCK!?!?!?
I know. Wtf. All way through the video, I was thinking the guys an eccentric and thinking outside the box and not at all an idiot
@@theodoreaguglia8902 the guy clearly had a troublesome Mind activity spikes even for his own..he probably thought "yeah that's enought..."
@@steebee1841his death does not indicate that he was an idiot; only that he was in so much pain that he felt that he didn't want to live with it any more.
😂😢❤
Pyke was the father of what was eventually called The First Special Service Force, a combined American/Canadian force of highly trained men that served with valor in the invasion of Italy and later military actions up the Italian peninsular. Although the original purpose of the team was to parachute into Norway and attack the Norwegian network of hydroelectric dams, they in fact never served in that role due to the withdrawal of Norway from the action planned. It was generally accepted that when faced with the overwhelming effectiveness of the force, Norway became worried that the force was too good at their purpose, and feared for the infrastructure of their country. Thus they were reassigned as reinforcements for the Italian invasion, which was going so poorly against the entrenched German forces that the general in charge would probably have accepted a troop of Cub Scouts equipped with slingshots. In reality the 1SSF proved amazingly effective, breaking out of the beachhead that the allied forces had been pinned on for 40+ days. In addition they became highly feared by the German troops, who referred to them as "Black Devils". Their size was massively inflated by the German High Command as being at least battalion in size from the frontage they held on the front lines.
This group is acclaimed as the foreunner of the Green Berets. Their battle records and flags are stored with the Green Berets at their headquarters.
Not quite what Pyke envisioned, but they served with outstanding valor wherever they were sent.
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Pyke was a total madlad
...Well now I want an entire video of Pyke's absurd ideas.
I didn't know about how he died. One of my aunt's worked for a wonderfully eccentric professor of metallurgy, who worked for The War Office. He lived in a wonderful house in Greenwich. I used to love going there, he had an enormous library, on all sorts of subjects. Lovely old geezer, his wife was a sweetie as well.
I'd read about the Great Panjandrum in books (including the hilariously ill-fated final test) but I had no idea that the film of the test had been preserved. Gotta say, the footage did not disappoint. That thing was EPIC!
UA-cam: Don't swear in the first minute and a half of the video.
Simon: Sounds like the average length of an ad. I smell opportunity here!
Modern problems require modern solutions
Phycrete could still be useful in some places, it just needs a little twist.
Sawdust relies on deforestation, so instead replace it with what should be a comparable substance that isn't as enviormentally damaging; hemp fiber.
I think Dad’s Army highlighted some of panjandrum’s problems
I guess Pike could only stand so much rejection.
I'm from Chicago, Illinois and i work 3rd shift. Thank you for these videos! It's a great way to relax when I'm trying to go to sleep during the day
Apparently Sean McMullen had read of Pyke's suggestions as human-powered railways are quite the feature in his novel Souls in the Great Machine.
That Pike guy was like the grandfather of Mcgiver.
MacGuyver’s solutions worked.
I am an Army engineer officer, a rocket propelled rolling wheel would be wonderful if it could be made repeatable
I think it needed to be at least twice as wide as the diameter. It would have been almost impossible to end up on it's side and harder to steer off course.
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The first panjandrum fell over and sank into the swamp. The second panjandrum burned down and sank in to the swamp. BUT THE THIRD ONE, also burned down and sank into the swamp.
That’s what you’re going to get, lad, the best of the worst panjandrums in all of England.
The Panjandrum:
Engineer-First, we build a stationary rig to identify any design problems.
Pyrotechnic Technician- Nay, let's just strap rockets to a wagon wheel, and see what happens!
Me:
*loving all the crazy inventions and remembering a re-creation on Mythbusters*
Also me:
*but that ending....*
This video is fascinating, I've shared it with a few friends who've also enjoyed it; it's a neat little corner of history I knew nothing about until today. Thank you for all the great work you do on all the videos to Simon and the writers, now off to Wikipedia to learn everything about Pike!
Do a ww2 mythbusting episode in which you collab with youtuber lazerpig to dispell the most common myths of WW2
Was the DMWD the predecessor of the Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things? Could be the topic of another TIFO video.
Mr Pyke's screw-propelled vehicle does seem to have caught on as there are multiple videos of a similar vehicle being used in the swamps (and snows) of Siberia (at least I reckon that it's Siberia)
I saw your title, and immediately thought of the "Great Panjandrun" but then I am old enough to have watched the BBC series, "Secret War," presented by William Woollard. I was glad to be able to watch this again on DVD,
But most watching your video will too young to have known about this from half a century ago.
I really enjoy your videos.
Best wishes from George
A bonus fact about a bonus fact: The Soviets actually built those screw-propelled vehicles. It appears they practical and useful. There are videos on UA-cam showing them being driven.
I was quite surprised that the Panjandrum was not associated with Hobart and his funnies
Good job Simon. You said that effortlessly.
Pandjandrum should have had a proper steering geometry and a trailing wheel or two for stability. That would have been almost certain to work. It looks to me that the thing was almost completely unstable, as soon as it gets on to one side of the wheel it will continue to turn more that way. With proper steering geometry you could even adjust it to go uphill. There's a REASON monowheels haven't really taken off.
One thing that I don't understand about the panjandrum is... why rockets? With a simple gear system to create spinning, it could be launched from a ship with such crazy speed and relative accuracy that it would decimate any simple beach fortification... Add a timed detonator to it and the iron Xs on the beaches would be blown out of the way.
The first one would've made the beginning of "Saving Pvt. Ryan" more interesting if it was successful.
I feel like it would probably have saved more lives too since the Germans would probably shoot at those things then at everything around them.
Why didn't they just launch rockets? They had apparently access to the tech, and mortars used fins for stability, so a mlrs system would be just the thing to lob explosives over a beach and into fortifications
Pyke's ideas were all strange, but we're all sound. They may not have been practical, especially during war-time supply shortages, but the concepts were all sound, and given the right equipment, would have worked as he envisioned.
Although, long tubes disgorging men and supplies would probably quickly become targets for enemy bombers.
Also as someone who is highly claustrophobic and has already drowned once before, I hate the tube idea.
I'm not a big fan of heights either, but given the choice I'd gladly rather jump out of a plane or march hundreds of miles under enemy fire instead.
It's a different kind of fear.
A biographic for Pyke would surely be something I’m interested in!
Somebody seems to like Mythbusters/Adam Savage? He tested the Panjandrum on S01E02 (Wheel of Death) of "Savage Builds".
The "ice boat" was on Episode 115 (Alaska Special) of Mythbusters, as the "Pykrete Peril" myth.
Those "screw propelled snow vehicles" are still being used in certain situations, but he wasn't the first to come up with the idea.
Yup
Archimedes was the inventor 👍
Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum in Fairbanks, AK has a nice one on display they still drive from time to time.
I like that human-powered train idea. I've thought of how good it would be if they could develop adult-sized pedal cars, with each seat having it's own set of pedals. If they could have it so they could change gears as well, I think it would be a good environmentally friendly option.
Humans are lucky and very well trained to be able to produce 1 horsepower from pedaling. Even the best can't maintain that level of output for long.
Your average person couldn't produce enough horsepower to make up for the weight of whatever mechanism you used to add their power to the car.
On top of that humans are extremely inefficient when it comes to energy produced from the energy they consume.
Mechanisation not only saved mankind from animal like work it also allowed absolutely insane levels of efficiency we never could have dreamed of before.
No longer was society held back by how much food could be produced to feed an army of workers to create public works.
Greetings from Germany. I suggest a quick search for "Bierbike".
@@edwardscott3262 I have thought about a human powered train before and I don't think it's completely stupid. The key is that trains are efficient even if humans aren't. Supposing the coefficient of friction of the train is 0.002 (based on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_resistance#Rolling_resistance_coefficient_examples) and the train weighs 1 metric ton per person (similar to a passenger car), and each person produces 100 W (normal exercise), the maximum speed would be 5 meters per second or about 11 miles per hour. I used the formula v = P/F = P/(m*g*rho) = 100 W / (1000 kg * 10 m/s^2 * 0.002) = 5 m/s. I guess that's a good sprint. In practice with this setup you couldn't climb over 4 foot hills so you need a very flat track. Or to be able to change gears. And it probably isn't more efficient than just running. But suppose half the weight are 75 kg athletes that can produce 300W each. v = 300 W / (150 kg * 10 m/s^2 * 0.002) = 100 m/s = 224 mph. Okay that doesn't account for wind resistance, and if there was no wind resistance it would take 20 hours to get mostly up to speed, but I guess my original point is a human powered train could actually work.
Also I don't know how inefficient humans are at producing kinetic energy from food, but I'm curious if you do and if you have a source.
3:14 Nevil Shute’s acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel is named “On *The* Beach”.
The great pan.... makes me think of the "Dad's Army" episode - "Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel" but it was controlled by a radio
These guys sound more like Wile E. Coyote rather than military engineers
That dog chasing the rocket sounds a lot like a famous short story from Australian author Henry Lawson called "The Loaded Dog"
They actually have versions of the screw vehicle out now. It's amphibious too.
And Simon got effortlessly right!!
Honestly the panjandrum would work fine. It's just they needed to balance each one like they do flywheels and gears . And make a launch system i.e. spin them up to high speed before launching, then the momentum should keep it straight and make the rockets launch delayed a few seconds ensuring if they do affect accuracy it'd be further along its path.
Also make the treads as wide as possible and maybe make them face inwards like a train. And if it was today the outer treads of the wheels should be made of plastic to be strong enough to support and flex around the uneven rocky terrain
Or.. just.. ya know. Drop a j-dam or yeet a patriot missile at whatever "it" is and hit your target with the accuracy to put the bomb or missile through a house window😂
Also while this is not Pyke's biography, I feel like the jump from his escape to his selfcide was a bit abrupt. Either include something about his life in between or leave out the latter.
Q was certainly ingenious during this time
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In 2 hours this video got 7k views; 960 likes and 112 comments. I haven't reached those numbers ever, probably not even in total if I'm honest.
I found fact Boi like 6 years ago doing tin can-recording top tenz lists.
You've come a long way Simon & Team, please keep 'em coning!! I am super happy and (selfishly) stoked for you as that means I keep getting awesome content 😊
"It's better than being Bombed" is not what I would want to hear before entering a dark, narrow tube that is probably taking a bombing of it's own.
Can you imagine attempting to call for "the great panjandrum" in the heat of battle? Just adding chaos to chaos.
Ahhh... the curse of genius...
To be so intelligent as to be called crazy, and then be fated to a life of depression and loneliness thereby.
I understand why Pyke committed suicide. I also know that his inventions were brilliant, if a little ahead of technological capabilities of his time.
RIP, Mr. Inventor.
I remember learning about this while back ago.
Lots of things, interesting and bizarre things...
Note: It's not pronounced LEWIS Mountbatten (modern US invention), it's the original French pronunciation Louie.
...my first introduction to the "Grest Panjandrum" was in the cover if a paperback book I bought back in mid 60s
That thing looks like something Wile E Coyote would use against the roadrunner...
The Great Panjandrum was recreated by the BBC for an episode of Dad's Army called Round and Round went the Great Big Wheel.
After the war, the lead designer moved to the United States and took up Roadrunner hunting.
This reminds me of the Rimwheel vehicle from the '80s cartoon series "Spiral Zone"
They shouldn't have blown-up the beach defences, they should have kept it where it was designed and blow-up Leytonstone.
Oh yeah, totally... let me just consolidate all of my important passwords to one centralized location. Brilliant.
The thing is, sometimes what seems to be a silly idea can lead to amazing results even if they were not expected
17:00 "outside the box" (not within traditional thinking patterns), not "out of the box" (as what happens in an unboxing video)
"Man these rockets keep shearing off.... LET'S ADD MORE!!!" 🙄
Somebody has 100% built one of these in Tears of the Kingdom. With similarly chaotic results, I bet.
15:00 This screw-driven snow tractor is now being used by some people.
Anyone else remember the Dad's Army episode based entirely on this, several pot points are clearly lifted streight from this story
Oh man! What a subject for a new season of Blackadder...
They could create an adult oriented cruise ship toady named Habukkake!!!
Love from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹
Simon, you should do a video on the Nazi weapon, Die Glocke... Thing is nuts
I like the train where everyone pedals
What a whiplash of an ending.
Adam savage made one for the UA-cam "Science Channel" and the video was just posted two weeks ago.
If it’s stupid, but it works, it isn’t stupid.
Seems to me that it might have worked if they had just attached the rockets to the center section and run an axel through it for the wheels.
Don't tell 'em, Pyke!
I called the second one! I thought it was spelled piecrete, though, because I saw it on Mythbusters and I don't think I ever saw the word written out.
Mythbusters had an episode on this
How many channels do you have, this was the third that I found, and I thought megaprojects was your main channel, and I was 囧, it is TODAY I FOUND OUT.
If necessity is the mother of invention, then mom sometimes plays practical jokes on us. Cheers....
I was following along happily until that casually-delivered suicide bomb. Simon, you are cold as pykrete.
Uhm what about having a single middle row of rockets? It should keep moving straight forward even if some rockets go missing.
Well, if nothing else, these designers kept at it to the last.
This channel is very interesting 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
It seems to me the panjandrum COULD be made to work.
They should have had the experts test them 😬
From funny to sad in 18 minutes
The original Metal Gear!
PYKRETE IS STRONGER THAN ICE, WHY DON'T ICE ROAD TRUCKERS USE SAWDUST TO REINFORCE SOME OF THEIR MOST TROUBLESOME ROADS ?
I really wish they had made the boat
Strong unique passwords are great.... until that company gets hacked then its like oh.. now i have 200 unique passwords i need to change
Nazi Wonder Weapons: Absurdly impractical rail guns
Allied Secret Weapons: Explosive Kamikaze Ferris Wheel
rolling tanks on mine fields is better
I love those crazy dreamy engineers 🎉🎉🎉!!!
Also. Pyke. As in Magnus Pyke. As in SCIENCE!!!! ( Magnus was his cousin)